Ben Elton
- 65 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Blackadder pilot to be broadcast for the first time
TV channel Gold will celebrate Blackadder's 40th anniversary in June with two new documentaries, Blackadder: The Lost Pilot and Blackadder: A Cunning Story. It will include a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023Ben Elton accuses Tony Robinson of hyping up Blackadder reunion speculation
"Love Tony, love the Blackadder... to have been part of something that has become part of the cultural furniture is a great privilege, it's a lovely, lovely thing and I have no interest in messing it up."
Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 13th April 2023Ben Elton to make stage acting debut in We Will Rock You
Ben Elton is set to star in the new West End run of his Queen musical We Will Rock You, from 2nd June to 27th August.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023Bonus-packed The Young Ones coming to Blu-ray
Iconic early "alternative comedy" sitcom The Young Ones has been comprehensively restored for a new Blu-ray release, which is to be packed with new and never-seen extra features.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022Friday Night Live proves our best satirists are in their 60s
From Ben Elton's electrifying political routine to Harry Enfield's force-10 performance, Channel 4's comedy programme showed that nobody does spiky topicality better than 1980s stars.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th October 2022Friday Night Live review
Ben Elton proves he's still got it in this punchy revival.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 22nd October 2022Cancel culture is not a threat, says comedian Ben Elton
Cancel culture is not "remotely threatening" comedy according to the performer Ben Elton, who said he continued to say "exactly what I want".
David Sanderson, The Times, 22nd October 2022Friday Night Live, review
At last - unfiltered, opinionated comedy is back on our TV screens.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd October 2022Friday Night Live review
What a week to bring back a partially topical comedy show!
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd October 2022Ben Elton interview
"My stuff was so unfashionable as to be morally wrong."
Sarfraz Manzoor, Radio Times, 21st October 2022